LifeCircles PACE is helping older adults enjoy and engage in their communities along the Lakeshore. This May you might have seen a purple float rolling through Holland’s Tulip Time Volksparade. Older adults in the PACE program were on board and...
Read moreSimple ways to improve your heart health
February is American Heart Month. Did you know that no matter your age there are simple things you can do TODAY to help improve your heart’s health? Move more – even the most inactive couch potato can do chair exercises during commercial breaks...
Read moreThink you are too old for fitness in the New Year?
Think again. No matter your age, no matter your health, you too can work on improving your fitness. At LifeCircles PACE we take a team based approach to help our participants work on meeting their personal goals. Each center has Physical...
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Caregiver Tip: Communicating with Doctors
If you are currently a caregiver of a family member, you might be feeling a little stressed, or in some cases, a lot stressed. LifeCircles PACE wants to help you and your loved ones celebrate National Family Caregivers Month. Throughout the month...
Read moreCaregiving tip: make a list and check it twice.
If you are currently a caregiver of a family member, you might be feeling a little stressed, or in some cases, a lot stressed. LifeCircles PACE wants to help you and your loved ones celebrate National Family Caregivers Month. Throughout the month...
Read moreCommunity Choice Volunteers with Participants at LifeCircles
LifeCircles participants recently enjoyed reminiscing with special guests from Community Choice Credit Union. Seven members of Community Choice Credit Union from Holland, Muskegon and Farmington Hills devoted an afternoon to capturing...
Read moreNew Physician to Join LifeCircles Holland!
LifeCircles is pleased to welcome Dr. Jeff Crandle, to our Holland team. Doctor Crandle was born in Grand Rapids, MI, but spent most of his childhood in Parchment, Michigan, a small town just north of Kalamazoo. After graduating from Parchment...
Read more30 Meaningful Moments – Ideas for Creating Joy with those Living with Dementia
Have you run out of ideas of things to do with your loved one living with dementia? Below is a quick list of ideas to refuel your creativity. Remember that you should match activities with someone’s abilities so that they can feel successful. It...
Read moreWhat’s that Smell? – New Research in Detecting Memory Changes
The big D word can be scary. DEMENTIA. Dementia is an umbrella term that covers many different diseases and conditions, which impact the way the brain functions. There are many different types of dementias – some professionals estimate that 80-90...
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